wedding gift ideas

How many times have you checked out another girl's outfit and then mentally "pinned" everything she has on? Guilty as charged! So, instead of standing idly by making mental Pinterest boards, I decided to ask some women I find irresistibly chic to give me a peek into their homes and closets. This week, we hit the road and headed up to the City by the Bay, San Francisco, to visit their arbiters of style. For the final stop on a whirlwind tour of San Francisco, Miha and I visited Dani Dudeck, vice president of communications for Zynga, the social gaming company responsible for your addiction (ahem!) to Words With Friends, FarmVille, and Zynga Poker. Within moments, we had Dani dishing on where she finds her eclectic mix of home decor. Her tips? She says, "I never really feel done. It’s an ongoing treasure hunt, part of my weekend, my traveling. I always try to pick something special which has a great story." Dani, who was voted one of PRWeek's 40 Under 40 Rising Stars in Public Relations, was full of ideas for an eclectic home. One of our favorites? She buys vintage books, only to tear out her favorite images read more

Every couple who creates a wedding registry is doing so because they’re hoping you, the wedding guest, will buy off that list. But there are some wedding presents that are just as good, if not better, than anything anyone can put on a wedding registry. And they are read more

If you and your guy have been shacking up for years, you might be stumped when it comes time to register. After all, you already have pots and pans, right? I was all about upgrading when we registered—we got the fancy pots and pans!—but if you don’t want to register for stuff you already have, here’s one option ... read more

And no, it's not because she went all Zsa-Zsa Gabor (girlfriend had 9 husbands!) on us when we weren't paying attention. On the contrary it's because her main man is Adorable with a capital A. Get a load of this: read more

Don’t be the couple who says, “We don’t want a wedding registry. We have everything we need!” Why? Because those who skip having a wedding registry wind up with gifts they don’t want. Here’s how to buy (or borrow) wisely when you move in together before you’re engaged. read more

I'm all for guys giving their girlfriends fancy engagement rings when they propose. I'm equally for ladies marking this major moment in their relationships by offering their guys awesome presents. So what did I get Paul? read more

Paul and I are packing our bags for my good friend Abby’s wedding this weekend in the Los Angeles area. A little while back, I went to see where she was registered. She’s the first of my friends to have a honeymoon registry, and I’m stumped on what to get! read more

There seem to be two schools of thought on wedding gifts: the super-technical etiquette that says you're never obligated to give a wedding gift and the more modern "Giving is the right thing to do in every case" one. Which do you subscribe to? read more

When wedding planning takes up nearly every moment of your existence, you’ll want to make one trip to the home goods store and register for your every kitchen, bath, and bedroom need in one fell swoop. Here’s why you may want to rethink that strategy. read more

Choosing how best to pay tribute to the folks who raised you is tough enough (just look at all these father-daughter dance alternatives!); when they’re remarried, that makes things even less cut and dry. Take a look at Tess’s tricky situation and the options I think she has. read more

Not being a morning person, I really wanted to start off my wedding day on a happy note. Since I was sleeping in my childhood bedroom that night, I asked my mom and sister to do something a little special to get my morning off on the right foot. Here’s what it was: read more

However expensive weddings are for regular ol’ guests, they’re that much pricier for the ladies in the wedding party. Save the Date reader Elizabeth is experiencing this first-hand. Check out her prenuptial predicament. read more

If we’re being really technical, then etiquette says (or at least at one point said!) that you don’t actually have to give wedding gifts (only shower gifts). I have a friend who tends to stick to that old-school etiquette. So did she give me a present when I got married? read more

Just a couple of nights before our rehearsal dinner, Paul realized he had forgotten to do something for our wedding that was very, very important. If the website I’m about to tell you about were around then, I don’t think we would have had this issue. read more

About two months after Paul proposed, we had a little engagement party in his parents’ house. We hadn’t registered yet, so it was anyone’s guess what gifts guests might bring. If you’ll ever need an engagement present, you’ll definitely want to know what my best friend Emily gave me. read more